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Weak list. The 4 GM SUV’s are essentially the same. Ditto for the 2 Fords. No mention of the GX , Camry, or Accord?
This is great advice. Even if you don’t do 100% of the work you will have a much better idea of when a shop is trying to take advantage of you or not because you’re not completely uninformed. It has been my experience that the more work I’ve done the less likely I am to let someone else mess with my vehicle. There is nothing more infuriating than going in behind someone else’s shoddy work on your vehicle.Learn to fix your vehicle yourself and do all your own scheduled maintenance, a high quality vehicle like a Land Cruiser or an LX can go a very long time.
The 200 LC just hasn't been around long enough for many people to get 300k miles. Since 2008 you would have to drive 20k miles per year to hit 300k by now. Sure, some people do that, but it's way over the average mileage for drivers in the US (and you would have paid about as much for gas at this point than the Cruiser cost originally!). So of course mechanics aren't going to see many 200s over 300k. Mechanics aren't statisticians, their opinions are purely anecdotal and fraught with bias (mechanics by definition work on broken cars).My 2010 has 211K miles and drives great. Last time I had my oil changed the mechanic mentioned most 200 series LC last around 250K (maybe 300K) before major problems (chain, engine) start. Has that been the experience of others?
My sense is that the number doesn’t take into account how long it takes for the average person to rack up emough miles. These articles would be more accurate if they looked at the mileage for scrapped vehicles that were not wrecked.Excellent question, major misconception spread on YouTube view hit collectors that it is a 500,000 truck and when you buy a 250,000 you have half life left.
According to various iseecars statistics and each year slightly different, there are 18.2 % land cruiser past 200,000 miles (or roughly 2 out of 10) and and 1.5% past 300,000 (or roughly 1.5 out of 100). According to that statistic alone, there is a giant cliff drop between 200,000 and 300,000 miles, your mechanic may be correct.
It also holds the first spot for cars on the road with most miles at both 200k and 300k, because of relative reliability and high cost of the car that it is worth a lot of repairs, but... Once it reaches higher mileage, drop in equity cost in the car vs costly repairs make it not worth it, just like any other car. They are great but not indestructible.
Thanks for the reply. I bought the LC here in Atlanta from Hilson Automotive, who bought it at an auction in Arizona. 1 owner before me in Arizona. Had 109K on it when I bought it in 2016. I've been diligent about servicing and have had only a couple minor repairs (radiator, blower in passenger AC). Just trying to understand what to expect now that I'm at 212K and if there any preventative measures I can take. When I got this LC it was 6-7 years old and was 37K. Today a 6-7 year old one with 109K seems closer to $65K so trying to decide if now is the time to sell or budget for a major repairWelcome to Mud! Not sure if you’re just trolling or if that’s a real question. But, since you’re talking about your LC, it will depend a great deal on its history and how well it’s been cared for, plus where it lives. And on what you consider a major problem. So, if it’s a real question, pass along some more info.